Exploration
Years
Platforms
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Statuses
Best Games in the Exploration genre of 2021 (Game released)
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, iOS, Android, Mac → 9 December 2021
Players:
9.9/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
78/100
Wytchwood is an amazing isometric RPG adventure set in a land of gothic fables and fairy tales. As a mysterious old witch, you'll explore a quaint village, collect...
Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Action, Top-down view, Indie, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration
Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch → 27 May 2021
Steam:
83/100
Weaving Tides is an atmospheric puzzle platformer with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. In the game you will go to conquer the wonderful world of...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 28 January 2020
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
75/100
A vibrant action adventure in an open world. At the direction of the Kindred Aerospace corporation, the hero is sent to a distant planet. He will have to explore...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Adventure, In real time, Exploration, Crafting, Turn-based, Puzzle
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 26 January 2021
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy is a Japanese-style role-playing adventure viewed from the third person, which is a sequel to Atelier Ryza: Ever...
Indie, Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game, Exploration, Walking Simulator
Game released: PC → 4 May 2021
Sayri: The Beginning is an indie adventure arcade game with a third-person view and puzzle elements. Forced to flee his home world after catastrophic events, Cyri...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2021
Steam:
84/100
A role-playing game focused on storytelling, exploring an open world, and strategic management. At the center of the story is the vagrus — the leader of a caravan...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 → 21 February 2017
Players:
9.1/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
87/100
Night in the Woods is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer. The game tells the story of a twenty-year-old cat who was expelled from college for truancy. After...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 22 April 2021
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
73/100
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is an adventure RPG puzzle game with horror elements and an isometric view. You are a nice baby turnip who was declared an enemy of...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Exploration
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 17 July 2017
Players:
5.7/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
72/100
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles is an action-adventure action RPG with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. You will play as the main character who is...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration
Game released: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 21 October 2021
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
75/100
Echo Generation is an action-adventure RPG with turn-based combat and a third-person view. Summer 1993. You and your friends set out to investigate the source of a...
Business / Management, Strategy, Futurism (Future), Isometric, In real time, Simulation, Exploration
Game released: PC, Mac → 11 May 2021
Players:
2/10
Steam:
36/100
Base One — the events of the game take place in the future, where a huge wormhole destroyed part of the moon, and a wave of natural destruction swept across...
Adventure, Visual novel, Mysticism / Supernatural, Indie, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Side view, Exploration, Walking Simulator
Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 26 May 2021
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
86/100
Sumire is a fantasy adventure visual novel with anime and supernatural elements. In this charming place, a sad girl named Sumire meets a mischievous spirit who...
Simulation, Strategy, Adventure, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie, Exploration, Farm Simulator
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 → 17 October 2019
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
72/100
Metacritic:
57/100
Stranded Sails — Explorers of the Cursed Islands is a top-down sandbox adventure where you, as a young adventurer, set sail on your father's exploration...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S → 30 September 2021
Steam:
75/100
Aeon Drive is a side-scrolling arcade platformer in a sci-fi setting. The action takes you to the neon-lit streets of Neo-Barcelona. You will try on the role of...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 30 July 2019
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
99/100
Metacritic:
85/100
A Short Hike is an adventure arcade game with a top-down view. The game will take you to the expanses of the colorful mountains of Hawk Peak Provincial Park. You...
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 16 December 2021
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
63/100
Alfred Hitchcock: Vertigo is an interactive adventure game with a third-person perspective. The mysterious story of writer Ed Miller, who survived a car accident...
Role-playing game, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Indie, Metroidvania, Platformer, Exploration
Game released: PC, Stadia, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch → 2 August 2021
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Grime is an action-adventure platformer with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. Grime takes place in a crazy world with a surreal...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 23 September 2021
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Sable is a member of a family of nomads. As an adult, she sets off on an exciting journey through endless deserts to find her way in this life and explore the world...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 16 September 2021
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
59/100
SkateBIRD is a dynamic racing arcade game with a third-person view about birds on skateboards. Expect the familiar gameplay of skate simulators, several platforms...
